Agreement for refs appears close; A’s get big win; Timmy struggles

ESPN’s Chris Mortensen is reporting that a deal is near between the NFL and the NFLRA on a new deal. Mortensen says an “agreement in principal is at hand.” and that the regular NFL officials could return as early as this Sunday.

George Kottaras hit a 3-2 pitch into the right field seats giving the A’s a big 3-2 win over the Rangers last night in Arlington. The A’s trail Texas by 4 game with eight games left to play. Oakland will play five of their remaining eight games against Texas.

Tim Lincecum was lit up by familiar faces in the Giants 7-2 loss to the Diamondbacks on Tuesday night. Lincecum allowed a three-run homer to Paul Goldschmidt, who has now hit 5 home runs in 14 career at-bats agaist Lincecum. The Giants lost to Arizona 7-2 on Tuesday night.

The Northern California High School Foootball media poll was released. The defending section champion Paradise Bobcats were the top team in the poll as they get ready for a showdown this Friday night against Foothill. Both teams are 3-1 on the season. You can hear the game on AM 1340 at 7:15 on Friday night.

The Butte College Roadrunners are 4-0 and now they are getting some national recognition. JCGridiron.com ranks Butte at number 10 in the country in their lastest poll. The Roadrunners take on Modesto this Saturday on AM 1340.

This week we break down some of the exciting match-ups from last weekend. The “Classic” played between Pleasant Valley and Valley Christian. The thriller at Harrison between Paradise and Encinal. And, we look at wins by Foothill, Anderson and West Valley.

We also preview one of the more competitive weekends in years in high school football with Shasta hosting West Valley, Lassen at Foothill, Red Bluff at Orland, Colusa at Durham, Maxwell and Fall River and two (3-0) teams going at it in Willows and Williams

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The Biggs Wolverines were ready to celebrate. With 6:04 remaining they had just completed a 9-minute drive to grab a 21-7 lead over the defending Division V champion Fall River Bulldogs.

But the heart of a champion should never be underestimated. The Bulldogs would drive 60 yards in 2:55 seconds to cut the deficit to 21-14. Then, after recovering an on-side kick the Bulldogs were trying to pull off one of the great comebacks in North Section Championship history. With no timeouts the Bulldogs had a 1st and goal from the Biggs 7 yard line. After a couple of runs nudged the ball to the 3, Fall River’s chances looked to be dim after a fumbled snap. What would follow would be some of the most dramatic North Section Championship football in years.

Check out the video below as we provide the play-by-play as heard right here on KpaySports.com and the KpaySports app……